Workshop Speakers
- Ms. Nora Salim, Executive Director of Sawiris Foundation
- Mr. Dante Campioni, CEO and Managing Director of Bank of Alexandria
- Ms. Laila Hosni, Head of the Office of Community Responsibility and Sustainable Development at Bank of Alexandria.
- Dr. Azza Fahmy, Founder of Azza Fahmy Jewellery, and Azza Fahmy Foundation
- Ms. Karima Al Deeb, Artist, and Karima Al Deeb Hand Meade Foundation
The panel discussion was moderated by
- Dr. Nevin Taheri, Chairman of Delta Shield Investment, Delta Insper Project
Number of participants
- BWE21 were invited to attend
Workshop Date
- 23/03/2021
Workshop outcome
The virtual panel discussion was held ‘Efforts of The Bank of Alexandria and Sawiris Foundation for the Empowerment of Egyptian Women’, to discuss the most important efforts to support and empower Egyptian women, especially in the current situation, and to announce a new partnership with Azza Fahmy Foundation to launch the initiative ‘Hali Aswan’ which aims to empower 180 young people and girls economically, by training them in the manufacture of ornaments, and supporting them in marketing and production processes.
The “Hali Aswan” initiative is very important, as it seeks to participate in the economy, provide an inspiring creative model for others, and economically empower handicrafts threatened with extinction.
Women’s empowerment is essentially empowering children and the entire family, with working women contributing 90% of their income to the family, compared to 40% on the part of men.